PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 84 p4p, 314 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 12 p4p, 35 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abarai
vs
O Malley

175 cm
28
150
18 - 4 - 1

181 cm
28
145
14 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Abarai's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abarai looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
We've been informed that O Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abarai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a right hand that Abarai ducks under and follows up with a left that Abarai also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Abarai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abarai's hands.
O Malley sizes up Abarai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Renji Abarai has been cut.
Abarai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Abarai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by O Malley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abarai jabs at O Malley's body.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Abarai blocks a jab.
Abarai misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Abarai throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abarai with a nice calf kick.
O Malley cracks Abarai with an open hand slap.
Abarai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
O Malley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abarai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abarai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley sizes up Abarai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abarai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai avoids the head kick by O Malley.
A quick step to the side and Abarai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai cracks O Malley with an open hand slap.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Abarai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abarai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abarai is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
Abarai slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abarai throws out the jab.
O Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Abarai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abarai misses the body punch
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
Abarai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abarai throws an off balance right hand
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abarai lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from O Malley. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch but Abarai keeps him there for the moment.

O Malley breaks from the clinch.
Abarai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
Abarai misses with a straight right.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai slips under a jab from O Malley.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.

O Malley gets tackled into the cage by Abarai. Abarai maintains the clinch.
Abarai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Malley's efforts to push away.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abarai lands a nice uppercut.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Malley is trying to push Abarai away but Abarai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

O Malley breaks the clinch.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley is looking to slow Abarai down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abarai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abarai. Abarai obviously looking to wear him down.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley defending well as Abarai loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abarai swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley cracks Abarai with a good jab.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Abarai throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abarai.
O Malley looks for the body kick but Abarai saw that one coming.
O Malley scores with a jab.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
Abarai throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Abarai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abarai lands with an uppercut that bounces O Malley off the cage and back into range.
Abarai throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Abarai misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abarai connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarai swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Abarai didn't see that one coming.

Renji Abarai's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley cracks Abarai with a right hand to the side of the head.

Abarai is rocked!
O Malley throws a monster overhand right that drops Abarai! O Malley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley is the new featherweight champion!
Sean O Malley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.